Baseball was contested at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City, Panama. All of the games were played at the Estadio Olímpico Nacional (the modern Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena).
Baseball at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games | |||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Nacional | ||||||
Dates | 11 — 23 February 1938 | ||||||
Competitors | 123 from 7 nations | ||||||
Teams | 7 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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The tournament was played by seven national teams in a round robin format. Cuba finished first with a 5–1 record, winnning the gold medal. Hosts Panama finished second with a 6–2 record, winning the silver medal; and Nicaragua finished third with a 5–3 record, winning the bronze medal.[1][2]
Participating nations
editA total of seven countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[3]
- Cuba (18)
- El Salvador (16)
- Mexico (17)
- Nicaragua (18)
- Panama (18)
- Puerto Rico (18)
- Venezuela (18)
Venue
editPanama City, Panama | |
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Estadio Olímpico Nacional | |
Medalists
editGroup stage
editThe group stage featured a round robin format to determine the medal winners. Since Panama, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico tied in second place with a 4–2 record, a tie-breaker round between the three teams had to be played to define the second and third places.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Cuba | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | .833 | — |
2 | Panama (H) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | .667 | 1 |
3 | Nicaragua | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | .667 | 1 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | .667 | 1 |
5 | Mexico | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | .500 | 2 |
6 | Venezuela | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 26 | −10 | .167 | 4 |
7 | El Salvador | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 35 | −31 | .000 | 5 |
Results
edit11 February 1938 9:17 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua | 5 – 4 | Mexico | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
11 February 1938 13:30 (UTC–5) |
Venezuela | 4 – 5 (F/12) | Cuba | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
11 February 1938 16:15 (UTC–5) |
El Salvador | 1 – 8 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
12 February 1938 10:00 (UTC–5) |
Mexico | 9 – 0 | Venezuela | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
13 February 1938 9:20 (UTC–5) |
Panama | 6 – 0 | El Salvador | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
13 February 1938 13:30 (UTC–5) |
Mexico | 2 – 7 | Cuba | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
13 February 1938 15:50 (UTC–5) |
Venezuela | 3 – 6 | Nicaragua | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
15 February 1938 9:30 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua | 3 – 1 (F/5) | Puerto Rico | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
15 February 1938 13:30 (UTC–5) |
Mexico | 6 – 2 | El Salvador | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
15 February 1938 15:55 (UTC–5) |
Panama | 2 – 6 | Cuba | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
16 February 1938 11:00 (UTC–5) |
Puerto Rico | 1 – 4 | Panama | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
17 February 1938 9:50 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua | 5 – 1 | El Salvador | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
17 February 1938 13:30 (UTC–5) |
Panama | 4 – 2 | Venezuela | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
17 February 1938 15:50 (UTC–5) |
Mexico | 2 – 3 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
19 February 1938 9:30 (UTC–5) |
Panama | 9 – 0 | Nicaragua | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
19 February 1938 13:40 (UTC–5) |
Puerto Rico | 6 – 2 | Cuba | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
19 February 1938 15:30 (UTC–5) |
Venezuela | 6 – 0 | El Salvador | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
20 February 1938 11:00 (UTC–5) |
Cuba | 2 – 0 | Nicaragua | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
20 February 1938 11:00 (UTC–5) |
Puerto Rico | 2 – 1 | Venezuela | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
21 February 1938 13:50 (UTC–5) |
Mexico | 6 – 2 | Panama | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
21 February 1938 16:10 (UTC–5) |
Cuba | 4 – 0 | El Salvador | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
Tie-breaker
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Panama (H) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | .750 | — |
2 | Nicaragua | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | −3 | .625 | 1 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 29 | −5 | .500 | 2 |
Results
edit22 February 1938 10:00 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua | 4 – 0 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
22 February 1938 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Panama | 12 – 3 | Puerto Rico | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
23 February 1938 13:30 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua | 2 – 8 | Panama | Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City |
Final standings
editPos | Team | W | L |
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Cuba | 5 | 1 | |
Panama | 6 | 2 | |
Nicaragua | 5 | 3 | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 4 |
5 | Mexico | 3 | 3 |
6 | Venezuela | 1 | 5 |
7 | El Salvador | 0 | 6 |
Statistical leaders
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Battingedit
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Pitchingedit
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Notes
edit- ^ Barnett was recognized as the tournament's "best batter." Four other players recorded higher averages, though none of them recorded more than six plate appearances (compared to Barnett's 17).
All-tournament team
editPosition | Player |
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P | Agapito Mayor |
C | Gonzalo Flores |
1B | José Nápoles |
2B | Godwin Moore |
3B | Atilano Malpica |
SS | Antonio Palencia |
LF | Julio Ponce Carlos Velásquez |
CF | Héctor Benítez |
RF | Carlos Méndez |
References
edit- ^ Junta Nacional Panameña de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centro Americanos y del Caribe. "IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Panamá 1938" (PDF). Centro Caribe Sports (in Spanish). p. 131. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Junta Nacional Panameña de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centro Americanos y del Caribe, p. 132